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Reverend Fabric of Saint Peter. Miscellanea Fabricae: A Selection of Ephemeral 18th Century Material. Including:
1) Giovanni Vespignani's Compendium Privilegiorum Rev. Fabricae S. Petri, edited by Girolamo Baldassini, Rome: Ex Typographia Komarek, 1762, quarto, title page printed in red and black, bound in contemporary Italian paper boards covered in rose-colored paper, front board tooled in gilt with the emblem of the Reverend Fabric of Saint Peter and the initials RFSP surrounding, 9 x 7 in.
2) A collection of ten short pieces bound as one, containing pamphlets, folding broadsides, circulars, and one manuscript document, in a binding matching the one described above, with damp and water staining throughout, 10 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. (2)
The Reverenda Fabrica di S. Pietro di Roma is an office within the Roman Curia charged with maintaining the Vatican Basilica of St. Peter in Rome. Benedict XIV introduced considerable legal changes to the structure of the Fabricae in the mid-18th century, dividing it into two sections: one responsible for handling problems with the building itself, the other dedicated to the administration of the Basilica.
